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Posts tagged with 'Poland' and 'Europe' at MetaFilter.Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:59:27 -0800Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:59:27 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60We draw a thick line on what has happened in the past.http://www.metafilter.com/133288/We%2Ddraw%2Da%2Dthick%2Dline%2Don%2Dwhat%2Dhas%2Dhappened%2Din%2Dthe%2Dpast
<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/28/us-poland-mazowiecki-idUSBRE99R07M20131028">Tadeusz Mazowiecki has died.</a> The <a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-08-25/news/8901070642_1_tadeusz-mazowiecki-mazowiecki-and-other-solidarity-gen-czeslaw-kiszczak">first prime minister</a> after the fall of communist regime in Poland was later an UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Bosnia and resigned this post in protest over the failure of international community to prevent the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srebrenica_genocide">Srebrenica massacre</a>. He was designated to the office by general Wojciech Jaruzelski, the same which proclaimed the martial law in Poland in 1981. The words about a "thick line" from his expose were taken by many as a promise that the crimes of the past were forgiven - and for years he <a href="http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/solidarity-takes-power">fought</a>, mostly in vain, with this misinterpretation. He was a man of dialogue, striving to build the new Polish state together with whoever was willing to lend a not too dirty hand. tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.133288Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:59:27 -0800hat_eaterNon à ACTAhttp://www.metafilter.com/112373/Non%2D%2DACTA
<a href="http://www.hodiho.fr/2012/02/les-anonymous-non-a-acta.html">Anti</a>-<a href="http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/6269/125/">ACTA</a> <a href="http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/6270/125/">protests</a> have <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/288930/20120127/acta-protest-rally-world.htm">begun around Europe</a> after the <a href="http://en.rsf.org/countries-start-signing-anti-29-09-2011,41078.html">secret</a> treaty was <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/2012/01/26/uk-signs-acta-as-activists-urge-resistance-40094914/">signed</a> in Tokyo last <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/292102/20120202/acta-protest-photos-europe-slideshow-world.htm">Friday</a>. <a href="http://www.stopacta.info/">Activists</a> have <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212120558776447282985.0004b7b33e16f13c710c7&msa=0&ie=UTF8&t=m&source=embed&ll=55.578345,21.005859&spn=24.676908,86.572266">planned</a> larger <a href="http://wiki.stoppacta-protest.info/Main_Page">protests</a> for <a href="https://plus.google.com/105344818326246972523/posts">Saturday</a> <a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/02/02/11-february-will-be-a-day-of-protest-in-europe-against-the-controversial-acta-treaty/">11 February</a>. The European Parliament will formally consider ACTA in June.
(<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/107864/ACTA">pre</a><a href="http://www.metafilter.com/90965/ACTA-and-the-Wellington-Declaration">viou</a><a href="http://www.metafilter.com/86376/A-secret-treaty-is-bad-news-Im-shocked-shocked">sly</a>) In Poland, ACTA <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrdNKcUpJPg">sparked</a> large <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aQdMtSmkVBs">protests</a> with 15,000 protestors gathering in Kraków, 5000 in Wroclaw, and thousands more across other Polish cities (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement#Public_demonstrations_in_Poland">wp</a>). ACTA prompted a <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/poland-protests-erupt-over-acta-law-debate/2012/01/27/gIQAt6UOVQ_blog.html">no confidence vote</a> as well, which features <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palikot's_Movement">Palikot's Movement</a> wearing Guy Fawkes masks.
In <a href="http://lezgetreal.com/2012/01/anti-acta-protest-in-france/">France</a>, there was a large anti-ACTA <a href="http://bambuser.com/channel/Bastille">protest</a> near <a href="http://www.demotix.com/news/1023447/protest-against-proposed-acta-internet-laws">Bastille</a> in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzyQi3MS4h4#t=30">Paris</a> and smaller ones in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXf5iOOGNLg">Lyon</a> and <a href="http://www.sudouest.fr/2012/01/28/les-anonymous-manifestent-a-bordeaux-618419-2780.php">Bordeaux</a>. French MEP Kader Arif, chief rapporteur on ACTA, <a href="http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-01/26/eu-signs-up-to-acta">resigned</a> in protest of how the treaty's negotiations kept <a href="http://falkvinge.net/2012/01/26/eu-acta-chief-resigns-in-disgust-over-disrespect-at-citizens-next-steps/">lawmakers in the dark</a>, denouncing the process as a <a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/240679-French-MEP-Quits-ACTA-Charade-in-Protest-at-EU-Signing">"charade"</a> (<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/feb/01/acta-goes-too-far-kader-arif">interview</a>).
<i>"I signed ACTA out of civic carelessness, because I did not pay enough attention."</i> - <a href="http://metinalista.si/why-i-signed-acta/">Slovenia's ambassador</a>
In the U.S. there has been <a href="http://www.infowars.com/obama-signs-global-internet-treaty-worse-than-sopa/">debate over the constitutionality</a> of President Obama's plan to bypass Senate ratification by declaring the treaty an executive agreement.
There are interesting blog posts on <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/anti-counterfeiting-trade-agreement-acta">ACTA</a> by <a href="http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=com_tags&task=view&tag=acta&Itemid=408">Michael Geist</a>, as well as <a href="http://falkvinge.net/2012/01/31/why-acta-is-so-mercilessly-pursued/">Thijs Markus</a>, <a href="http://falkvinge.net/2012/01/28/the-only-thing-you-need-to-know-about-acta/">Rick Falkvinge</a>, and <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/jailbreaking-the-internet-freedoms-sake-185143">Paul Venezia</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2012:site.112373Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:18:23 -0800jeffburdges1989, revolution in Eastern Europehttp://www.metafilter.com/86172/1989%2Drevolution%2Din%2DEastern%2DEurope
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specialreports/1989.shtml">The BBC World Service has put together a special report on the 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe</a> (they also have a <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/europe/2009/1989_europes_revolution/default.stm">simpler portal</a>). There is a wealth of material, including <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7961732.stm">TV reports on key events</a> from the BBC archives, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specialreports/2009/10/091003_1989_photowall.shtml">interviews</a>, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7972232.stm">a map timeline</a>, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2009/04/090422_heartsoul_110409.shtml">a report on Catholicism's role in the 1989 revolutions</a>, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8297630.stm">a first-hand report of what it was like to gather news in East Germany during that time</a> and much more. tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.86172Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:49:20 -0800KattullusDo you know these children?http://www.metafilter.com/77580/Do%2Dyou%2Dknow%2Dthese%2Dchildren
<a href="http://www.missing-identity.net/mi/">Do you, or an older relative of yours, recognize any of these children?</a> More than 70 children separated from their families during WWII, now all elderly men and women, are using the Internet to try to find some answers about their pasts, their families, and sometimes even their own names. They are soliciting help and suggestions in the comments sections on each story. <small>Sadly typical story: <i>"The infant was hungry and crying, so her mother asked for milk from a Polish couple that happened to be on the train station. The Polish man brought milk for the baby.
Then the Jewish mother asked if they would want to take the baby as their own because she could not keep it. This couple did not have any children, so after some consideration, they agreed. They asked the Jewish mother who she was, but she told them that it was better for them and for the baby not to know who she was.
She then gave her newborn baby girl, who was probably one month old, to the Polish couple. The Polish couple raised the girl as if she was their biological daughter and never told her how she had come into the family.
The girl grew up, married and had a son. It is this son who wants to find his Jewish roots..."</i></small> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.77580Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:32:10 -0800AsparagirlPiles of Polish Posters (Plakaty) Posted Presently.http://www.metafilter.com/40401/Piles%2Dof%2DPolish%2DPosters%2DPlakaty%2DPosted%2DPresently
<a href="http://oregonstate.edu/freedomonthefence/index.html">Freedom on the Fence: The Polish Poster.</a> While we're at it: <a href="http://www.poland-embassy.si/eng/culture/todayposter.htm">The history</a> <a href="http://www.polishculture.org.uk/pol_cult_posters.html">and culture of the Polish poster</a> and an analysis of <a href="http://www.artscope.net/VAREVIEWS/PosterPolish-I-0402.shtml">American Films in Polish Posters</a>. Or, if you'd prefer, <a href="http://www.cinemaposter.com/index.html">The Classic Polish Film Poster</a> database (where the <a href="http://www.cinemaposter.com/123/Disney/1Disney.html">Disney/Children's film posters</a> are quite lovely). Also, <a href="http://wally.isc.rit.edu/special/PolishPoster.htm">The Wallace Library</a> at the Rochester Institute of Technology has a fantastic searchable and browse-able database, with many hi-res images. Finally, some other <a href="http://film.guardian.co.uk/gall/0,8544,1152606,00.html">Polish</a> <a href="http://jazzns.eunet.yu/polishpostereng.htm">Poster</a> <a href="http://www.polishfilms.org/PFF_2001/index.htm">Galleries.</a> <small>(What's that? You want more? You want artist-specific galleries? Okay. Here's work by<a href="http://www.transportszynowy.200.pl/gorowski/galeria.html"> Mieczyslaw Gorowski,</a> <a href="http://www.arforum.pl/piotr_kunce/main_index.htm">Piotr Kunce,</a> <a href="http://www.walkuski.link2.pl/">Wieslaw Walkuski,</a> and <a href="http://www.jansawka.com/">Jan Sawka</a>. Oh, you wanted Communist-era Polish <i>propaganda</i> posters? <u>Fine</u>. <a href="http://www.idlewords.com/polskie_plakaty_1.htm">Here ya go.</a>) [<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/10893">previous MeFi </a><a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/17203">discussion</a> on Polish film posters; also, some of the images from these links may be NSFW, depending on how S your W environment is.]</small> tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.40401Sun, 13 Mar 2005 21:16:28 -0800.kobayashi.